Home-Based Interventions may Increase Recruitment, Adherence, and Measurement of outcomes in Clinical Trials of Stroke Rehabilitation.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE:

This study aimed to investigate the completion rates of a home-based randomized trial, which examined home-based high-intensity respiratory muscle training after stroke compared with sham intervention.

MATERIALS AND METHODS:

Completion was examined in terms of recruitment (enrolment and retention), intervention (adherence and delivery of home-visits) and measurement (collection of outcomes).

RESULTS:

Enrolment was 32% and retention was 97% at post-intervention and 84% at follow-up. Adherence to the intervention was high at 87%. Furthermore, 83% of planned home-visits were conducted and 100% of outcomes were collected from those attending measurement sessions.

CONCLUSION:

This home-based randomized trial demonstrated high rates of enrolment, retention, adherence, delivery of home-visits, and collection of outcomes. Home-based interventions may help to improve completion rates of randomized trials.

• Authors: Kênia Kiefer Parreiras de Menezes, Louise Ada, Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela, Aline Alvim Scianni, Patrick Roberto Avelino, Christina Danielli Coelho de Morais Faria, Lucas Rodrigues Nascimento
• Journal: Journal of stroke and cerebrovascular diseases : the official journal of National Stroke Association (J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis) Vol. 30 Issue 10 Pg. 106022 (Oct 2021) ISSN: 1532-8511 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 34364011 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Randomized Controlled Trial)
• Copyright: Copyright © 2021 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

Topics

• Breathing Exercises
• Home Care Services, Hospital-Based
• House Calls
• Humans
• Patient Compliance
• Recovery of Function
• Respiration
• Respiratory Muscles (innervation)
• Stroke (diagnosis, physiopathology, therapy)
• Stroke Rehabilitation
• Telerehabilitation
• Time Factors
• Treatment Outcome